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Countdown to Trick or Treat Calendar
Design by: CricutDesignTeam (887 Projects)
Project skill level: moderate
Project time: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Project tags: Family Home Décor/Accents Organization Wall Décor/Wreaths/Banners Fall Halloween Classic Boy Girl Kids Holiday Kids Crafts Holiday Décor
Count down the days until Halloween!
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OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED
- Ribbon
- Sewing machine
- Thread
- Adhesive
- Buttons
- Black Cardstock (1)
- Ink
- Orange Cardstock (1)
- Poster board
- White Cardstock (1)
STEP-BY-STEP How-TO INSTRUCTIONS
Cricut® Cuts:
Designer’s Calendar Cartridge
1. Title: Countdown to Trick or Treat
a. Orange title (2 ½” Shadow + <Countdown to Trick or Treat> or title of choice)
2. Squares
a. Thirty-one black squares (1” x 1” <square>)
3. Numbers: 1-31
a. Orange numbers ( ¾” <1-31>)
Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge
4. Ghost
a. White ghost (1 ¼” <cstume>)
Designer’s Calendar Cartridge
1. Title: Countdown to Trick or Treat
a. Orange title (2 ½” Shadow + <Countdown to Trick or Treat> or title of choice)
2. Squares
a. Thirty-one black squares (1” x 1” <square>)
3. Numbers: 1-31
a. Orange numbers ( ¾” <1-31>)
Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge
4. Ghost
a. White ghost (1 ¼” <cstume>)
Use paper trimmer to cut one 7 ½” x 12” piece of black cardstock. Adhere to one 20 ½” x 13” piece of poster board to create base.
Adhere one 12” x 12” piece of orange cardstock to base.
Create title from cuts 1a. Ink edges. Adhere to base.
Create squares from cuts 2a. Create numbers from cuts 3a. Ink edges. Layer together. Use sewing machine to adhere to base.
Create ghost from cut 4a. Adhere to base.
Embellish as desired.
Step 1
Cricut® Cuts:
Designer’s Calendar Cartridge
1. Title: Countdown to Trick or Treat
a. Orange title (2 ½” Shadow + <Countdown to Trick or Treat> or title of choice)
2. Squares
a. Thirty-one black squares (1” x 1” <square>)
3. Numbers: 1-31
a. Orange numbers ( ¾” <1-31>)
Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge
4. Ghost
a. White ghost (1 ¼” <cstume>)
Designer’s Calendar Cartridge
1. Title: Countdown to Trick or Treat
a. Orange title (2 ½” Shadow + <Countdown to Trick or Treat> or title of choice)
2. Squares
a. Thirty-one black squares (1” x 1” <square>)
3. Numbers: 1-31
a. Orange numbers ( ¾” <1-31>)
Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge
4. Ghost
a. White ghost (1 ¼” <cstume>)
Step 2
Use paper trimmer to cut one 7 ½” x 12” piece of black cardstock. Adhere to one 20 ½” x 13” piece of poster board to create base.
Step 3
Adhere one 12” x 12” piece of orange cardstock to base.
Step 4
Create title from cuts 1a. Ink edges. Adhere to base.
Step 5
Create squares from cuts 2a. Create numbers from cuts 3a. Ink edges. Layer together. Use sewing machine to adhere to base.
Step 6
Create ghost from cut 4a. Adhere to base.
Step 7
Embellish as desired.






